§ 460bbb-2. — Establishment.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC460bbb-2]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER CXIII--SMITH RIVER NATIONAL RECREATION AREA
Sec. 460bbb-2. Establishment
(a) In general
For the purposes of ensuring the preservation, protection,
enhancement, and interpretation for present and future generations of
the Smith River watershed's outstanding wild and scenic rivers,
ecological diversity, and recreation opportunities while providing for
the wise use and sustained productivity of its natural resources, there
is hereby established the Smith River National Recreation Area.
(b) Boundaries
(1) The recreation area shall consist of those lands within the area
generally depicted on the map entitled ``Proposed Smith River National
Recreation Area'' and dated July 1990. The map shall be on file and
available for public inspection in the Office of the Chief, Forest
Service, Department of Agriculture. The Secretary may, by publication of
availability of a revised map and after public comment, make corrections
or minor changes to the boundary of the recreation area.
(2) The exterior boundary of the recreation area, as generally
depicted on the map, shall encompass the recreation area and the four
excluded areas.
(c) Boundary modification
The boundaries of the Six Rivers National Forest are hereby modified
as generally depicted on the map referred to in subsection (b) of this
section. A map and legal description of the boundary of the Six Rivers
National Forest as modified by this subsection shall be on file and
available for public inspection in the Office of the Chief, Forest
Service, and the Office of the Forest Supervisor of the Six Rivers
National Forest.
(d) Transfer
The federally owned lands within the recreation area administered by
the Secretary of the Interior on November 16, 1990, comprising
approximately 20 acres, are hereby transferred to the jurisdiction of
the Secretary of Agriculture and shall be managed in accordance with the
laws applicable to the National Forest System and this subchapter.
(Pub. L. 101-612, Sec. 4, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 3210.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 460bbb-1, 460bbb-3 of this
title.
